Strategy and policy

The NSW Government has made a commitment to the people of NSW to strengthen and maintain biosecurity measures in the state. Their aim is to protect NSW from biosecurity threats including animal and plant pests, diseases and weeds.

'Government, industry and the people of NSW working together to protect the economy, environment and community from the negative impacts of animal and plant pests, diseases and weeds for the benefit of all people in NSW.'

Local Land Services will play a key role in collaboration with other organisations such as the NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI).

The
NSW Animal Biosecurity and Welfare Strategic
Plan 2015-2018 is tightly aligned to the NSW Biosecurity Strategy and represents a collaborative approach between NSW DPI and Local Land Services. This plan guides
priority activities to safeguard the economy,
environment and community from diseases
and pests that affect animals, while also focusing on animal welfare outcomes.

Objectives

Potential biosecurity risks are increasing due to a number of factors such as globalization of trade, population growth, climate variability, imports of animal and plant materials and competing priorities for resources.

As a consequence the NSW Biosecurity Strategy outlines some broad objectives to work towards which include